11 week Mallard female changing colour?

[Celeeste]

We got some ducks that are all supposed to be female, however this one is confusing me. She has a brown beak but she doesn't really have a quack. Recently she's been changing colour, but she hasn't molted her first time yet. What could this be, and could it be a male? Also should I be worried if I only have 2 females and chickens if he is a Drake? I also have a Cayuga I'm unsure of

Also sorry about these pictures, she's a bit skittish.

 

[Isaac 0]

That is a Mallard Drake.

 

[Flyinbolts]

Green bill says name em bill lol

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

that’s a boy

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

that seems like a pretty good ratio for mallards, but i would worry about him mating the chickens

 

[CindyinSD]

If you have two drakes & two ducks, you might need to choose a drake to stay & one to go, from what I've read. The drakes have the light raspy voice, while the gals quack. I have one drake over a year old and he is changing from his nuptual (mating) plumage to his comfy pjs. I don't think the first-year drakes change--he didn't. I also have six mixed breeds I hatched this spring. I call the collective duck. Where they go one, they go all. Some quack (females) and some rasp (males), but they're always so close to one another that it's hard to tell who or how many make which sound.

I haven't had any problems with drakes trying to mate my hens, and my older drake had a companion drake his own age up until that one disappeared recently. I've heard mating attempts on chicken hens can be an issue though, and may harm the hens.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

If you have two drakes & two ducks, you might need to choose a drake to stay & one to go, from what I've read. The drakes have the light raspy voice, while the gals quack. I have one drake over a year old and he is changing from his nuptual (mating) plumage to his comfy pjs. I don't think the first-year drakes change--he didn't. I also have six mixed breeds I hatched this spring. I call the collective duck. Where they go one, they go all. Some quack (females) and some rasp (males), but they're always so close to one another that it's hard to tell who or how many make which sound.

I haven't had any problems with drakes trying to mate my hens, and my older drake had a companion drake his own age up until that one disappeared recently. I've heard mating attempts on chicken hens can be an issue though, and may harm the hens.

i think they mean he is their only drake, so two hens is fine

 

[Celeeste]

i think they mean he is their only drake, so two hens is fine

Well, we have a suspicion that our Cayuga might be a Drake, but the jury is still out on that one. I have four total ducks

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Well, we have a suspicion that our Cayuga might be a Drake, but the jury is still out on that one. I have four total ducks

if you have two and two maybe setup then girls and boys seperately. girls with chickens and boys in a “bachelor” coop